Sway type partition and drawer



J. R. CLARK 2,012,035

SWAY TYPE PARTITION AND DRAWER Aug. 2Q, 1935.

Filed Aug. 16, 1934 INVE NTOR.

my TTORNE Patented Aug. 20, 1935 TED fS-TATE s g SWAY TYPE-g PARTITIONAND-DRAWER James R, Clark, Rochester, N. Y., assignorto The 'Yawman &Erbe Manufacturing Company,

Rochester, N. K, a corporation of; New york Application; August 16,1934, skeria1 No, 740,046

:ZClaims. (01. 129-16) v m r erie a the 'drawer by-securing the ,samedirectly to the of Figure 1 and looking in the direction of thedrawenstructure. arrows.

,It iso mm npractice, in drawers of this, gen- Figure 3 is .a view insectionltaken on line 3-3 ,eral character, toj p'roviderods runninglongituof Figure 2, and looking in the direction of :the "dinallyof the'drawer, t he se rods beingi eceived arrows.

in channels forme'd in the bottom of thedrawer Figure 4-is a segmentalenlarged detail view it? fln efii qih la guide for the drawerpartitions;showing the hook-formation on thepartitions of Such partitions have beenformed with depending Figures 2 and portions which may or may not beprovided with I ,Figure 5 is a .view in horizontal section, takengrommets through which the rod extends. It now on line 5-5 of Figure 4and oo g i the -i H 1 becomes desirable to reduce the overall height tiot e a w t 1 5 of drawers asmuch aspossible and the use-of rods Referringto the abov rawin a d aw r must therefore be avoided. illustrated havinga bottom i'iland sides ll. Ad-

In order that drawers may be provided wherein J'acent either side of thebottom I t, apertures, the overall height is reduced toan absoluteminare formed, t e pe tur being Suitably p 20 imum, at the same timeproviding partitions which in-trensv s pa longitudinally of the bottom20 may be secured in the drawers, the present in- The parti u pos o andspacing f these p vention hasbeen designed and'an object thereof turesare of no i p a e insofar as the present is to provide an improveddrawer and partition invent on is Concerne The ape u may be thereforwherein the partition may be secured formed with ofiset notches I3 for apu to be to the drawer at desired stations longitudinally describedhereinafter. The sides I! of the drawer 25v thereof without the use ofretaining devices which are formed with channels I 4 adjacent theirupper would increase the overall height. edges which may be providedwith downwardly A further object of the invention is to provide enflanges 7 a drawer and partition of the above character In accordancewith the present inv t D wherein the partitions may be removably securedtition members I? are pr vi the Opposite Sides to the bottoms of drawersat desired stationslonof which may have laterally extending tabs 18gitudinally thereof. which are received Within the channels M. The

A further object of the invention is to provide tabs are freely movablei the Channels t us D a drawer and partition structure of the abovemitting the pa t members to Swing e y character wherein the partitionsmay be secured about the hinges at the bottom edges thereof. to thebottoms of the drawers at desired stations, Adjacent the bottom e s ofthe partitions, hook the securing of the partitions thereto beingefplates 19 provided, these Plates preferably fected by a simple manualoperation requiring no being received within recessed portions 20 of themechanical adjustments nor relatively movable partitions and suitably sed o, as by parts other than the unitary drawer-structure and welding.The hook plates are preferably of heav- 40 unitary partitionscooperating therewith. ier gauge metal than the material of the parti- Afurther object of the invention is to provide tions in order to impartsufiicient strength to the a partition and drawer structure wherein. thestructure. In this connection, the invention 0bpartition may be securedtothe bottom of the vious'ly covers the formation of the hook memdrawerat desired stations longitudinally thereof, bers as an integral part ofthe partitions as, for 45 the drawer and partition being formed in suchinstance, when the hook members are formed fashion that the partitionmay be installed and directly from the same blank as the partitions.removed by bowing or flexing it and engaging The hook plates extendbelow the edge of the cooperating portions thereof with suitably formedpartition and each plate has a lower edge 2| and portions in the bottomof the drawer. a downwardly extending portion 22 formed with 50 Furtherobjects of the invention will be apparan ofiset or hook 23. The hook 23is spaced from ent as described in further detail in connection the edge2i in such fashion that the bottom of with the accompanying drawing,wherein: the drawer may be received therebetween.

Figure 1 is a plan View of a drawer constructed In inserting a partitionwithin the drawer, the

in accordance with the present invention, the downwardly extendingportion 22 of one of the 'l'he present invention, relates to, partitionsfor filing drawers and embodies, more specifically, an improved drawerand partition structure-wherein the partitions are positionedlongitudinally of drawer beingv proVidedwithtwo sway partitions whichvare also constructed. in accordance .with

the present invention.

.Figure 2 is a view'in section taken on line 2-2 hook plates l9,together with the hook 23, is inserted within one of the notches l2 inthe bottom of the drawer with the bottom of the drawer lying between thehook 23 and edge 2|, and the tab l8 on the adjacent side of thepartition lying within the corresponding channel [4. The partition isthen bowed or flexed and the downwardly extending portion 22 of the hookplate upon the opposite side of the partition is inserted in thecorresponding aperture I2 at the opposite side of the drawer. If theapertures l2 are formed sufiiciently wide to receive the width of thedownwardly extending portions 22 of .the

hook plates only (the preferred construction) .it

is necessary that the offsetportions or notches I3 be provided in orderthat the hooks. 23 may be movedinto the apertures 12 when the partitionsare flexed. This will bereadily apparent when it is observed that theflexing of the partitions shortens the effective distance between thespacedhook plates'on the bottom of a partition.

After the extension 22 and hook 23 on the 'opposite side of thepartition have been .thus in-' serted in the correspondingaperture l2,as above described, the tension on the partition is relieved and thehooks 23 engage beneath the bottom of the drawer to form an effectivehinge for the partition. The length of the apertures 12 may be such asto afford a degree of adjustability in positioning the partitions bothlongitudinally of the drawer as well as angularly within the same.

While the invention has been described with particular reference to thespecific structure shownin the accompanying drawing, it is not to belimited save as defined in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In combination, a drawer, aresilient partition member adapted to bereceived in the drawer, the bottom of the drawer being formed with pairsof apertures spaced adjacent the sides and longitudinally thereof towhich the partition is adapted to be secured, the apertures havinnotches forming L-shaped apertures, hook plates on the bottom of thepartition having portions extending below the partition, and oppositelyoutwardly extending hooks in the extending portions thereof to engage apair of the apertures, whereby the hooks may be inserted into thenotches and the portions of the hook plates below the partition receivedin the apertures to lock the sametherein. j

2. In combination, a drawer, a thin resilient partition member adaptedto be received in the drawer, the bottom of the drawer being formed withpairs of apertures spaced adjacent the sides and longitudinally thereofto which the partition is adapted to be secured, the apertures be ing'elongated and formed with inwardly extending notched portions formingL-shaped apertures, hook plates on the bottom of'the partition ofgreater thickness than the partition andihaving portions extending belowthe partition, and oppositely outwardly extendinghooks inthe'extendingportions thereoftoengagea pair. of apertures," whereby thepartition member may be bowed andthe hooks may be inserted into thenotches and the portions of the hook plates-be lowthe partition receivedin-the apertures to lock the same therein. I

I JAMES R. CLARK.

